Science - Heads Up by Scout Life

Can You Draw A Perfect Circle?

The short answer: no. But this interactive tool will help you get close to perfection.

Try This Simple Science Experiment at Home

Create an awesome chemical reaction and a beautiful explosion of color.

Don’t Miss the Total Lunar Eclipse on Jan. 31

Still blown away by last summer’s total solar eclipse? Catch the moon’s version during the total lunar eclipse in the early hours on Wednesday morning (Jan. 31). This spectacular lunar event, called a Super Blue

What Are Goose Bumps About?

The human body is a wondrous yet perplexing machine that can spur lots of interesting questions. Here’s a good one. What are goose bumps about? Goose bumps occur when the tiny muscles at the base

Why Do We Get Ice Cream Headaches?

The human body is a wondrous yet perplexing machine that can spur lots of interesting questions. Here’s a good one. Why do I get a headache when I eat ice cream too quickly? Scientists aren’t

The Brontosaurus Is Back

A team of paleontologists recently discovered the Brontosaurus is a unique genus after all.

A Massive Asteroid Will Safely Pass Earth Today

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an … asteroid? Later today, 2.7-mile-wide Asteroid Florence, a large near-Earth asteroid, will pass safely by our planet at a distance of about 4.4 million

Don’t Get Rid Of Those Eclipse Glasses Just Yet

Keep those glasses. You can donate them to school around the world, including in places like South America, Asia, Indonesia, Philippines and Africa.

Can You Really Trust Your Eyes?

Take a look at the science behind illusions.

Is This the Spacecraft of the Future

Meet NASA’s advanced Orion Module.